NSA Director of Research Gil Herrera said last month that teams around the world are building with different technologies and could develop something representing a "black swan event," an extremely unexpected occurrence with harsh consequences.
'Almost very close' to nuclear weapon: Federal cyber officials brace for quantum computing surprise
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He said there are a lot of teams around the world building with different technologies and someone could achieve a development representing a "black swan" event, an extremely unexpected occurrence with profound — and dangerous — consequences for U.S. national security.
NSA fears quantum surprise: 'If this black swan event happens, then we're really screwed'
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